Microcontroller based heart beat monitoring system

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Microcontroller based heart beat monitoring system

The project is to monitor pulse rate, strength of the heart beats and assessment of the pulse conditions. The heart beats are to be sensed from wrist through a wrist band clip sensor. This information is to be displayed on LCD display

The initial challange is to select a suitable sensor for pulse detection. Guidance is required in selecting the sensor.

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I think if you want it wrist mounted, you need to look for optical methods (LED light source & photodetector)

Keith
 

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keith1200rs said:
I think if you want it wrist mounted, you need to look for optical methods (LED light source & photodetector)

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The optical sensors monitor the finger tips. It seems difficult to monitor wrist using optical sensors. Is there a better option available which can provide more accuracy and reliablity ?
 

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The optical sensors monitor the finger tips. It seems difficult to monitor wrist using optical sensors. Is there a better option available which can provide more accuracy and reliablity ?
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It is not something I have done much work on (and then it was nearly 30 years ago!). The optical sensors are supposed to work by detecting the changing light levels due to the blood pulsing through the veins. There are plenty of veins on the underside of the wrist. I used a reflective opto for the work I did which worked fine although I don't remember trying it on the wrist.

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you should go for standard device as in pic contact hospital bio medical repair technician for this type of sensor .i have completed heart beat monitoring system using standard (LED light source & photodetector) as in fig .don't laugh i have purchased this device from kabadi khana in rs 10.
red -----+5v
black------gnd
white-------output +
green------output -
 

Can sum one Plz provide me some information regarding sites for medical sensors and manufacturers of medical sensors ???
 

Hi santhoshaxl
Could you provide me a circuit for a finger-tip sensor microcontroller-based heart rate monitor?
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Cheers
 

i don't know if you are in India go for medical equipment sellers ask for these sensors cheers
 

santoshaxl said:
where are you

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here is one circuit may be useful
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That circuit has been the subject of discussions on these forums because it doesn't work!

Keith
 

i know that doesn't work some modifications you have to do that is the reference circuit
did you see above pic those are real sensors and i used same circuit with some modification +same sensor
 

I think a 'reference circuit' is one that DOES work, not one that doesn't!

Keith
 

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